The Concise Dictionary of Christian Theology

by Millard J. Erickson

Seeks to bring the original dictionary up-to-date by supplementing it with pertinent ideas and biographies from the past fifteen years, with an emphasis on the historical figures and movements of the first nineteen centuries of Christianity.

Genres: Reference, Theology

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

About the author

Millard J. Erickson (PhD, Northwestern University) has served as a pastor and seminary dean and has taught at several schools, including Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Western Seminary (Portland and San Jose), and Baylor University. He has also held numerous visiting professorships, both in the United States and internationally, and is the author of many books. Erickson lives in Mounds View, Minnesota.

Reviews

[Chandler Collins · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very good dictionary. It is neat that many of the concise theological dictionaries written for evangelical publishing companies have been written by Baptists (Erickson, Grenz, Allison). Erickson really is concise in his descriptions of key theological terms, events, documents, and figures—often providing dictionary entries in a single sentence! These concise definitions, combined with the books length of 200+ pages means that Erickson can cover A LOT of terms in this volume. Along with Stanley Grenz and Malcolm Yarnell, Erickson ranks as one of the foremost Baptist theologians of the contemporary period. A highly recommended resource.

[Sean · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you wish to learn Christian theology more thoroughly, but are left simply stupefied by terms such as:

Amillenialism
Biblical inerrancy
Covenant
Dispensationalism
Expiation
Form Criticism
Glossolalia
Hermeneutics
Irresistible grace
Justification
Koinonia
Limited atonement
Monergism
Nicene Creed
Ontological argument
Postmodernism
Quietism
Reformed Theology
Sanctification
Theodicy
Unorthodoxy
Verbal inspiration
Worldview

….then this book is for you!

[Drew Van Gorder · Rating 3 out of 5]

Millard Erickson is one of the foremost Theologians of our time and the definitions that are used in this book are reliable, accurate, and helpful. Learning theology can be like learning another language sometimes (because sometimes it actually is) and this book helps to better understand the terms theologians use with greater proficiency.